The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-14


though there's no need to tell your
daughter. that they have heard at the
fort that there are serious fears of n
Huallupu rising. If they break out
they will probably DO joined by the
Motives from the river and the Tonic
Motives from below heard the news
yesterday, and made up my mind to
come over here. It's pretty serious, !
think"
"Waal, now, Doc, call that square
in you. guess. though, that the old
houso'll stand any attack the redskins
can make, although I'm none the less
obliged to you"
"But Mabel, your daughterP"
She's weathered out moron one
storm along o me, and guess she
won't faze. But come in the house
now, and get some supper"
The two men walked to the house,
and going inside, found Mabel standing
by the table waiting for them. A very
good meal was spread out, and being
hungry they did full justice to it. After
supper Sam said to the doctor, as they
stood on the porch together, the girl
being inside the house:
"Looli yer. Doc. I've bin thinking
about what you said, and I'm going TO
take some animals up to the little cor
raj tonight"
"The little corral?"
Eyes. You see that bluff" pointing
as he spoke to one about three hundred
feet high, which was within hundred
feet of the house ION top of that there
is corral, and I've got way of get
ting there with no man seeing mo. But
Just now there's no animals up there,
and guess L II take some round. You
stay here till come back.
The old man took three mules from
the corral, and. riding one of them.
went up the canon. Mabel and the
doctor sat upon the porch and called to
each other as the short twilight of the
south rapidly faded into the dark gray
of night. They had sat about an hour,
when suddenly old Quarlls appeared
coming out of the house.
"Say, you folks. it's about o'clock,
and reckon we'll go to bed. Come
along o me. Doc, and I'll show you
where you're to sleep
Bidding Mabel good night, the doc
tor did as he was told, and was soon in
as sound sleep as he ever was in his
life, stretched out on the floor.
He never knew how long he slept.
When he walked up there was old
Quarlls knecling beside him on the
floor and shaking him. As he opened
his eyes, the old man said to him:
"Wake up, Doc. Tn Reds have
come after all, "
In an instant, Blaisdell was on his
feet, and Quarlls continued:
81 hearn' the dogs barkin some time
ago an got up. Then | peeped out,
and see by the moonlight the Injinns
stampeedin' the stock outer the corral.
Then leone for you.
The two men went to the door and
peeped out through the holes cut for
the rifles In few minutes they saw
half dozen Indians separate from the
main band aud come towards the house
Old Quarlls raised his rifle, and putting
it through one of the holes, fired. Two
Indians dropped, and the rest, with a
yell, retreated.
Doctor, you must take that end of
the house and I'll take this" "Mabcl, "
continued the old man to the girl, who
had just entered the room, 'you get
the extra rifles out and give Doc lot
of cartridges. Bring some TO me- It's
an Injun raid.
The girl, without word, left the
room, and the doctor took up his posi-
ton at the window on the right, while
Old Sam went into the next room on
the left.
As DR.. Blaisdell stood there wa ting
for a sight of the Indians, and thought
of the peril they were all in, he made
one of the most important discoveries
of his life. He found that he loved the
girl he was there to protect-a thing he
had not known of before. He was con-
scious of a great wave Of tenderness
rushing over his heart and with 1t a
savage feeling that he would die fight
-. hoforo che ehould fall into the